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Cavalry Charter or Tank A Transformation At Fort D A Russell
Elmo Scott Watson recounts a Fort D A Russell ceremony where the Dandy First Dragoons bid farewell to horses and began mechanization with tanks and armored cars. The piece traces the regiment’s long lineage from 1833 through Civil War campaigns to modern mechanized warfare and argues for retaining some mounted units.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Fort
D. A. Russell
Marfa
Tex
United States Army
Louie
W. A. Austin
First Dragoons
Austin
United States Regiment of Dragoons
Jefferson Barracks
Col
Henry Dodge
Wisconsin
West Point
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of America
Dodge
Camp Jackson
Arkansas
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Mississippi
Des Moines River
Middle Southwest
Kearney
South Pass
Rocky Mountains
Lees-Tha Ir
Dragoons
Taylor
Scott
Vera Cruz
Mexico
United States
Mississippi Valley
Mexico War
Fort Union
New Mexico Territory
Rilo Grande
Canadian
Pacific
Utah
Pacific Coast
Washington, D. C
General Canby
Fort Craig
Valverde
Pigeon’s Ranch
Albuquerque
Peralta
Carlisle Barracks
Pennsylvania
Camp Buford
Maryland
Virginia
Appomattox
Sheridan
Jackson
California
Panama
Presidio of
San Francisco
Spain
Indiana
Fachtit
Oklatoma
Antarat
Red Guen
Rio Grande
Santiago
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Fort D. A. Russell
Fort Knox
Fort Eustis
War Department
Ordnance Department
America